Formerly property of a library, with pocket and other markings to so indicate. An undated volume, but likely published 1890s-1900s. With numerous b&w illustrations. In full grey cloth-covered boards with lettering and illustrations on cover and spine in green, black and pale orange. Other than the library markings, a firm, clean, unmarked copy. --- Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) was a prolific writer best known for his juvenile fiction series featuring his Rollo character, of which these are two examples. ; Ex-Library; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 212, 205 pagesView More...

In blue cloth-covered boards with illustration and lettering in black, cover and spine. Undated reprint; likely published c.1930-1945. With whitish blemished areas on fore-edges of front and back covers. Yellowed interior leaves are of rough, acidic paper, page 13 has tears. Volume tight and clean, and lacking markings. Dust jacket with large chunks missing at head of spine and on back; toned spine. In mylar protector. The famed author of 'Little Women' wrote many works; this one was first published 1880. ; Goldsmith Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 252 pagesView More...

An undated edition of the children's classic. With color frontis illustration, with a color illustration pasted to front cover, as well as illustrated endpapers. --- In full navy pebbled cloth-covered boards. Lacks a dust jacket. --- A good only copy, with a ragged tear to cloth at head of spine, some additional chafing to cloth, black front cover spot, four signatures on recto of frontis illustration and child's coloring to front endpaper. This book shows signs of wear and is priced accordingly.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 357 pagesView More...

The heartwarming Louisa May Alcott classic featuring the four March sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy in a revised version for the younger reader. Revision written by Deanna McFadden, printed in large type and with illustrations in black & white by Lucy Corvino. An entry in publisher's "Classic Starts" series. --- In pictorial hardcovers with color image of the sisters at the table to cover. Volume has no dust jacket. --- A clean, bright, tightly-bound copy.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; 156 pagesView More...

Undated copy of early 20th century work, meant to inspire youthful readers to excel in their lives. Bears presentation remarks dated 1908. In full brown cloth-covered boards with newsboy illustration with the New York Flatiron Building in the background pasted to front cover. With slightly yellowed leaves, bumped corners and prev. owner's inkings, front pastedown. Lettering on spine in gilt has faded but is readable. Interior tight and complete. A decent example of an 'up from poverty' novel in the long line of author's works.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pagesView More...

Published by New York Book Company. Fragile copy is very yellowed due to use of acidic papers, first free endpaper has detached but is present. Covers soiled. A damaged but interesting entry in the series of stories of self-reliant youths by Mr. Alger. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 164 pagesView More...

An 1897 edition of the author's illustrated book telling the stories of boys from diverse backgrounds who might have existed in history. Jane Andrews taught school in Newburyport, Massachusetts. --- In dark maroon cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations stamped in black on cover & spine, w/gilt-stamped spine titling. --- With plenty of soiling and foxing to leaves, loosened front cover; overall volume is sound and intact.; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); xviii, 243 pagesView More...

First printing of a charming work centered around Early American children and the toys they enjoyed. Includes 18 stories, as well as 20 full-page lithograph illustrations (and many smaller ones, too) by Grace Paull. A section at the rear of volume describes museums and other venues where these early toys can be viewed. --- In tan cloth-covered boards with red top & whistle illustration on cover; red titling on spine. Lacks the dust jacket, but protected w/clear mylar which has been taped to the book. --- With dampstains to cloth, and a touch of looseness to covers; else a firm, clean copy. ;...View More...

First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. A young Korean-American girl struggles with her identity in this young adult story. In grey paper-covered boards w/titling in gilt on spine. Jacket with illustrations of the central character on the cover. --- A bright, clean copy without markings or other obvious damage. Jacket with small chips and tears along edges & retailer sticker back cover, orig. $14 flap price intact. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 123 pagesView More...

A fourth printing in the first edition of the re-packaged Baum story that was originally published under the title "A New Wonderland" by R. H. Russell in 1900. With vertically aligned 'O-H-D' sans serif type on copyright page, broken 'H' in "The Monarch", p.[51] and half-missing 'D' in "Wizard", p.[121] (Bienvenue p.209-210). With 12 color plates, front cover illustration, and throughout in black & white by Frank Verbeck [Ver Beck]. Endpapers illustrations by Fanny Y. Cory. --- In light blue cloth-covered boards with Verbeck color illustration pasted to cover; cover an...View More...

A revised edition for the younger reader of the fabulous adventure story featuring Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow. The story is condensed and adapted by Suzi Alexander, illustrated by Nick Price and presented in large typeface. An entry in publisher's "The Great Classics for Children" series. --- In pictorial hardcovers with color image of Dorothy and her friends to cover. Volume has no dust jacket. --- A clean, tightly-bound copy though leaves are lightly tanned.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; ix, 182 pagesView More...

A selection of 318 traditional fairy tales and rhymes for children. The stories are accompanied by 10 color and many black & white illustrations by Ethel Franklin Betts, as well as several traditional black & white drawings. Includes a foreword by Ellen S. Shapiro. An entry in the "Children's Classics" series. --- In pictorial hardcovers with color Betts illustrations to covers, backed in brown leatherette with titling and decorations gilt-stamped on spine; blue-green topstain. Volume has no dust jacket. --- With a white sticker covering previously-completed front free endpaper ownersh...View More...

First U.S. edition. A charming illustrated story of an orphan boy who is befriended by all manner of creatures in the forest. With black and white illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Translated from the German by the noted anti-communist Whittaker Chambers. --- In pale yellow boards with Wiese illustrations and titling in brown and green on cover and spine. Lacks the dust jacket. --- With light soiling to covers, spotting to textblock edges and prior owner's dated signature to front free endpaper, otherwise a firm, unmarked copy.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); 240 pagesView More...

A well-worn copy of this children's story collection, featuring the title character and other wild creatures. With striking woodcut illustrations by Chloe Adams Sofsky. --- In red cloth-covered boards with Elo depiction on cover and at endpapers. Lacks the dust jacket. --- With wear to cloth, rubberstamping and inkings to front free endpaper, somewhat loosened covers but textblock remains firm and book is fully readable.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 191 pagesView More...

With b&w frontis illustration by George Avison. In tan cloth-covered boards with football illustration and titling on cover and titling on spine in black. Interior very browned but vol. is firm. With gift inscription on verso of frontis page. Dust jacket with some chipping and tears along edges; sunned spine. ; Small 8vo 7-1/2" - 8" tall; 283 pagesView More...

Stated First Edition of the author's humorous work which features Freddy the pig and his raucous animal friends. With maroon illustrations to endpapers and throughout in black and white by Kurt Wiese. --- In green cloth-covered boards with Wiese illustrations on cover and spine in red; red titling on spine and red topstain. Jacket with pink and blue Wiese illustration on cover. --- Covers with tiny white specks, interior clean and unmarked in this firm copy. Fair only jacket is bright but torn completely in half at spine, and with chips and small tears; bears orig. $2 flap price and in remova...View More...

Signed by Joe Wheeler on title page. A clean, bright copy. With numerous b&w engravings. Dr. Wheeler's lengthy introduction provides information about Abbie Farwell Brown, as well as insights for the parent about the use of this story in a family environment. Part of the Focus on the Family Great Stories series. A life-long educator and author, Dr. Wheeler is one of America's premier compilers of family-oriented stories. ; Great Stories; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); liii, 62 pagesView More...

An illustrated, revised version of the children's story, centered around a wily fox, his friend the dog, and griffins. Text has been arranged for children by O. D. Martin. With 6 color lithographs (including second title page) by White. --- In rust cloth with titling and decorations in gilt to cover. Volume has been repaired with brown cloth tape and a new paper spine label. --- With prior owner's signature and tear to front free endpaper, soiling to cloth, considerable foxing throughout, and chafing to cover edges but binding stabilized after the repair.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); 32 pagesView More...

A charming children's story book in Thornton W. Burgess's series featuring various woodland creatures. In this installment, Bobby Coon takes center stage. Sadly, only four of the original six black & white plates with Harrison Cady illustrations are present. An entry in publisher's "The Bedtime Story-Books" series. --- Formerly property of Boulder, Colorado's Mapleton Elementary School (which closed in 2003), with rubberstampings, markings and front pocket and lacking de-accession information. Rebound in sturdy brown buckram boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume has no dust ...View More...

A charming children's story book in Thornton W. Burgess's series featuring various woodland creatures. In this installment, Unc' Billy Possum takes center stage. Sadly, only two of the original six black & white plates with Harrison Cady illustrations are present. An entry in publisher's "The Bedtime Story-Books" series. --- Formerly property of Boulder, Colorado's Mapleton Elementary School (which closed in 2003), with rubberstampings and rear pocket and lacking de-accession information. In full maroon cloth-covered boards with green book repair tape to spine and tips. Volume has no...View More...

First Edition. Thornton W. Burgess, the author of the cherished "Old Mother West Wind" series of stories about animals for children, offers this guide to American mammals for the younger reader. His Peter Rabbit character acts as a guide as the various creatures are described. They are also splendidly depicted on 33 color and 15 black & white plates by the noted wildlife and bird artist Louis Agassiz Fuertes. This work was offered as a companion to the author's earlier "Burgess Bird Book for Children", also illustrated by Mr. Fuertes. It is both a story book, and an "authoritative handbook on ...View More...

An undated, later reprint of children's book first published by Little, Brown & Co. in 1912. With 4 black and white illustrations by George Kerr; and a Kerr color illustration on the dust jacket as well as illustrated endpapers in green ink. One of many in the Burgess Quaddies Trade Mark series. In blue faux cloth paper-covered boards with Kerr illustration in black & pale blue on cover. Jacket with numerous rubbings and small tears but mostly intact and with toned spine. In removable mylar protector. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 221 pagesView More...

In dark green cloth-covered boards w/pasted-on color drawing of the little lord on his pony on the front cover. Entirely written in gothic-German type; with many illustrations by Willy Planck in both color and black and white. Volume is loose, but not excessively so; and with spine slant. A legendary story with handsome illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 153 pagesView More...

Frances Hodgson Burnett's cherished tale of a lonely young orphan girl who finds a secret garden at her uncle's house. The story is retold for the younger reader in large typeface. Abridged, adapted and illustrated by "quadrum". An entry in publisher's "Treasury of Illustrated Classics" series. --- In pictorial hardcovers with color image of the girl entering the garden to cover. Volume has no dust jacket. --- A clean, bright, tightly-bound copy.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; 191 pagesView More...

An attractive 2004 reprint edition of Frances Hodgson Burnett's cherished children's story, which was first published in a shorter version as "Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's" in 1887. With illustrations throughout by Scott McKowen. --- In green paper-covered boards with spine titling in gilt; pink satin ribbon bookmark sewn in. Jacket with McKowen illustration to cover. --- A clean, bright, tightly-bound copy but with faint evidence of sticker removal to front free endpaper. Price-clipped jacket with dark dampstain to verso of front panel, with some bleed-through to f...View More...

In this slim volume, the author provides six heartwarming stories about everyday American people, especially children. With black & white photo of a woman showing a young boy how to weave tipped onto frontis leaf. --- In green cloth-covered boards with titling and illustration in black to cover & spine. Volume has no dust jacket. --- This book has been exposed to moisture, resulting in some rippling to leaves; and with minor soiling to some pages, otherwise a clean, tightly-bound copy. (Scarce in this edition.); Small Octavo (7-1/2 to 8 in. tall); 64 pagesView More...

First edition of this illustrated children's adventure story. With charming illustrations by Eunice and John Stephenson: 5 full-color plates (one at p.116 is missing) and numerous others in black and green duotone. --- In blue cloth-covered boards with color art by the Stephensons pasted to cover, with gilt-stamped spine titling. --- An excellent copy: tightly-bound and sound but with some darkening to spine, soiling to back cover and slight edgewear (in addition to the missing plate).; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); 127 pagesView More...

Lewis Carroll's classic tale is abridged, adapted and illustrated for the younger reader by "quadrum". Printed in large type and and with illustrations in black & white. An entry in publisher's "Treasury of Illustrated Classics" series. --- In pictorial hardcovers with color image of Alice at tea with the Mad Hatter. Volume has no dust jacket. --- A clean, bright, tightly-bound copy.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; 191 pagesView More...

A collection of stories and non-fiction articles intended for juveniles, accompanied with plenty of black & white drawings and full-page engravings. With color illustration of chef delivering a steaming hot roast on cover, with unlettered blue cloth spine. Frontis color illustration of boys at play on a frozen pond. (with prior owner's rubberstamping thereon). --- Volume is very ragged and several pages are loose. Covers and spine with much chafing. Some pages browned and with tears. The last three pages have been torn out, but are present. This is a scarce copy of this edition of Chatterbox w...View More...

21st printing, 1952 of this charming tale for young people. With black & white line illustrations by Gertrude Kaye. An entry in publisher's series: The Little Library. --- In grey cloth-covered boards with image of the captain and the cat on the cover, titling on cover and spine, both in black. Volume has no dust jacket. --- With a few black specks and discoloration to back cover, else a bright, clean, unmarked copy.; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); 55 pagesView More...

An undated reprint edition of the author's famous children's story, which has been reworked into many variations including a popular Disney movie. With 17 black and white illustrations throughout by an uncredited illustrator (whose name appears to be "L. Beaujon"). An entry in publisher's Junior Library, The World's Popular Classics series, Art-Type Edition. --- In green cloth-covered boards with image of reading children on cover in dark red, more images in dark red on spine and gilt-stamped titling on dark red spine blocks. Volume is undated, possibly published c.1940s-1960s; lacks a...View More...

In full blue cloth-covered boards with decorations and lettering in gilt and dark red. With four illustrations (including tissue-protected frontis illust.) by Frank T. Merrill. Interior bright and clean; covers and edges with incidental soiling; cover edgewear. Volume is firm. --- Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835-1905) wrote under the pseudonym of Susan Coolidge and is perhaps best known for her series which began with 'What Katy Did.' ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 298, (6, ads) pagesView More...

Early printing of English-language picture book tells the story of a small Norwegian boy (Ola). Large, brightly-colored illustrations as well as several b&w illustrations. Unpaginated, with 60 pages. With abrasions and roughly-chewed area at lower edge of front cover. Volume is a bit loose but is held together well and not in danger of disintegration. --- An attractive story book, ideal for reading with a small child on one's lap.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; (60) pagesView More...

Stated second printing of Roald Dahl's sequel to his popular "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", in which his Charlie Bucket and Willie Wonka characters make their return. With fanciful drawings by Joseph Schindelman throughout. --- In pale green paper-covered boards backed in blue cloth, with Schindelman artwork on cover in blue, titling in pink on spine; light green topstain. In jacket with Schindelman art to covers, author photographic portrait to back flap. --- With prior owner's signature to front paste-down, and slight fading to cover edges; otherwise a bright, unmarked, tightl...View More...

Roald Dahl's tale of "real" witches has delighted children for years, with the wickedly-appealing illustrations of Quentin Blake. --- This softcover features Blake illustration to cover. --- A clean, tightly-bound copy but with lightly tanned leaves and a few cover creases.; Small Octavo (7-1/2 to 8 in. tall); 208 pagesView More...

First edition. From the preface, the author states that he wrote this book for Alice and Adam: ". . .with thoughts of you and other children in my mind, I was full of the beauty and wonder of the sea, and of the country of the sea's edge." 50 Tunnicliffe black & white illustrations appear throughout. --- In stiff hardcovers with drawing of sea creatures on blue-green paper on cover, backed in off-white and light blue cloth. Lacks the dust jacket. --- With a little discoloration to back cover and some yellowing to interior; else a firm, unmarked copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; viii,...View More...